Foreign Animal Disease outbreaks (FADs), hard to think about and harder to talk about. However, the reality is this… having conversations now can save a lot of frustration and effort later. 

Imagine touring a barn without infringing on biosecurity concerns. Now, imagine touring the barn from the comfort of your favorite chair, with your favorite snack and beverage at the ready. Too good to be true? Think again!

Another year has come and gone. The crop is in the bin, the hay is in the barn, and the cows are home. You may be thinking it’s time to relax. However, much of the operation’s most important and impactful work is still ahead before year-end. Just like the equipment gets cleaned up, repaired, and maintained, the same time and care needs to be given to the farm’s year-end financial planning. Your farm’s year-end financial planning may include accounting and tax planning, accrual and balance sheet analysis, financial advisor and lender meetings, business risk identification and planning, and succession and estate planning. 

Nestled on the shores of Lewis and Clark Lake and the Missouri River, Bon Homme Colony is the original Hutterite Colony in North America. Through flooding, war, river damming, trials, and drought, Bon Homme has remained the North American cornerstone of the Hutterite people. Every Colony in North America has connections and ties to Bon Homme Colony. 

Summer is here and it’s time to get together and enjoy some great BBQ. Your family and friends are going to love you for making this.

On a late Fall day, New Standard’s Ben Cochran and marketing staff, Jake Peterson and Celene Olson, were invited to Platte Colony in central South Dakota, about two hours west of Sioux Falls. The opportunity? To learn what the day in the life of a Hutterite looks like. New Standard has had the pleasure of working with many colonies around the US and Canada, and we wanted to highlight the way of the Hutterites. 

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